diff --git a/src/bin/e_comp_x.c b/src/bin/e_comp_x.c
index b73cb9982..9e02febc9 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_comp_x.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_comp_x.c
@@ -5185,7 +5185,7 @@ _e_comp_x_setup(Ecore_X_Window root, int w, int h)
         ecore_x_icccm_state_set(ecore_evas_window_get(e_comp->ee), ECORE_X_WINDOW_STATE_HINT_NORMAL);
      }
    else
-     e_comp->pointer->win = e_comp->root;
+     e_pointer_window_add(e_comp->pointer, e_comp->root);
    _e_comp_x_manage_windows();
 
    {
diff --git a/src/bin/e_pointer.c b/src/bin/e_pointer.c
index 513b480e6..a6546efd2 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_pointer.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_pointer.c
@@ -793,3 +793,13 @@ e_pointer_object_set(E_Pointer *ptr, Evas_Object *obj, int x, int y)
    else
      ecore_evas_object_cursor_set(ptr->ee, ptr->o_ptr, EVAS_LAYER_MAX, ptr->hot.x, ptr->hot.y);
 }
+
+E_API void
+e_pointer_window_add(E_Pointer *ptr, Ecore_Window win)
+{
+   char buf[1024];
+
+   ptr->win = win;
+   _e_pointer_theme_buf(ptr, buf);
+   _e_pointer_x11_setup(ptr, buf);
+}
diff --git a/src/bin/e_pointer.h b/src/bin/e_pointer.h
index 8aeed7ff4..91185a6c4 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_pointer.h
+++ b/src/bin/e_pointer.h
@@ -72,5 +72,6 @@ E_API void e_pointer_mode_push(void *obj, E_Pointer_Mode mode);
 E_API void e_pointer_mode_pop(void *obj, E_Pointer_Mode mode);
 E_API void e_pointer_idler_before(void);
 E_API void e_pointer_object_set(E_Pointer *ptr, Evas_Object *obj, int x, int y);
+E_API void e_pointer_window_add(E_Pointer *ptr, Ecore_Window win);
 # endif
 #endif